Purple Feather
In this unusual picture book, a magical purple feather takes readers on an imaginative journey. As the feather travels through the pages of the book, it becomes a whisker for a cat, a quill for a porcupine, and a tail for a dog. A real purple feather inserted in the back of the book makes the ending especially surprising and fun. Created out of everyday objects such as pickles, forks, buttons, and ice-cream cones, Piven’s illustrations will amaze readers young and old!
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English, Korean, Spanish
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English
adapted by Rachel Tzvia Back: Boston, MA, Little, Brown, 2002 -
Spanish
Mexico, Leetra, 2015 -
Korean
Seoul, Neungyule Education Inc., 2016
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Title | Purple Feather |
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Writer's Last Name | Piven |
Writer's First Name | Hanoch |
Genre | Children |
Ages | 4 up |
Illustrations | Hanoch Piven |
Publisher (Hebrew) | Am Oved |
No. Pages | 32pp. |
Book title - Hebrew (phonetic) | Notza Sgula |
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“ In some portraits, the components take on clever meaning: a porcupine made of nails wants the feather in order to appear “soft and so sweet / I could charm anyone I happened to meet,” an owl composed of computer parts claims the feather as a “fine pen for my ink.”... A doggy needs the feather for a tail; on the next spread a tiger threatens, “That feather will make a fine toothpick to munch / After I’ve eaten that doggy for lunch.” … These animal constructions will keep kids returning again and again, long after the purple feather has been carried away. ”
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“ Playful... [Enables readers] to follow their [own] feather on a journey that is bound to tickle their curiosity. ”